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Work & commute in North Vandergrift · A commuter town

99% of North Vandergrift’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave North Vandergrift for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (11%), Upper Burrell (6%) and Parks (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Work in town
1%
2 of 178 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
4%
Less than PA (16%)
Jobs based here
16
A commuter town

What kind of work town is North Vandergrift?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

11% of working residents work in Pittsburgh

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Kittanning: 3 residents work here (2%)Vandergrift: 8 residents work here (4%)Rural ValleyNew Kensington: 3 residents work here (2%)Monroeville: 6 residents work here (3%)Murrysville: 5 residents work here (3%)Pittsburgh: 20 residents work here (11%)DonegalKiskiminetasAllegheny: 7 residents work here (4%)Washington: 7 residents work here (4%)KittanningUpper Burrell: 10 residents work here (6%)IndependenceUnionParks: 10 residents work here (6%)TaylorGilpinNorth VandergriftPleasant ViewPittsburghUpper BurrellParksVandergriftAlleghenyWashingtonNorth Vandergrift
1
Pittsburgh25.1 mi away
11%20
2
Upper Burrell7.6 mi away
6%10
3
Parks2.3 mi away
6%10
4
Vandergrift1.4 mi away
4%8
5
Allegheny4.6 mi away
4%7
6
Washington6.9 mi away
4%7
7
Monroeville16.7 mi away
3%6
8
Murrysville12.7 mi away
3%5
9
Kittanning15.3 mi away
2%3
10
New Kensington10.9 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%99
The top trips

Where North Vandergrift clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Day and night

North Vandergrift quiets down on a workday

On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

176live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night250
Workday87
250live here− 180head out to work+ 14come in to work= 87on a workday

About 87 people are in North Vandergrift on a workday afternoon, 65% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of North Vandergrift commutes less than 15 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi30 miPittsburgh: 11% · 25.1 miUpper Burrell: 6% · 7.6 miParks: 6% · 2.3 miVandergrift: 4% · 1.4 miAllegheny: 4% · 4.6 miWashington: 4% · 6.9 miMonroeville: 3% · 16.7 miMurrysville: 3% · 12.7 miKittanning: 2% · 15.3 miNew Kensington: 2% · 10.9 miPittsburgh 11%Upper Burrell 6%Parks 6%Vandergrift 4%Allegheny 4%North Vandergrift
North VandergriftTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi61 residents
37%10–24 mi65 residents
16%25–50 mi28 residents
13%Over 50 mi24 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

16 jobs are based in North Vandergrift. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Vandergrift’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North VandergriftJobs North Vandergrift residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms6%24%
Trade, transport & utilities13%22%
Services: health, schools, offices81%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less44%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%28%
Over $3,333 a month13%62%

Who does it

29 or younger19%17%
30 to 5450%54%
55 and older31%28%
−71%

Jobs based in North Vandergrift, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 16. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

Working from home in North Vandergrift

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
4%

of North Vandergrift workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
Next door

10% of North Vandergrift works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to Parks (6%). Darker towns draw more of North Vandergrift’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
  • Where the employer says. A job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
  • Two surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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